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Activists wear masks featuring German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and the chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Sigmar Gabriel, as they demonstrate for the introduction of nationwide referendums in front of the venue where members of the social democratic SPD party and members of the conservative CDU/CSU union met for coalition talks on November 13, 2013 in Berlin.

Activists wear masks featuring German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and the chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Sigmar Gabriel, as they demonstrate for the introduction of nationwide referendums in front of the venue where members of the social democratic SPD party and members of the conservative CDU/CSU union met for coalition talks on November 13, 2013 in Berlin. (JOHANNES EISELE / AFP/Getty Images)

Activists wear masks featuring German Chancellor Angela Merkel (L) and the chairman of the Social Democratic Party of Germany, Sigmar Gabriel, as they demonstrate for the introduction of nationwide referendums in front of the venue where members of the social democratic SPD party and members of the conservative CDU/CSU union met for coalition talks on November 13, 2013 in Berlin.JOHANNES EISELE / AFP/Getty Images